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Assemble equipment or components

Work activity · O*NET

Assemble equipment or components is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Handling and Moving Objects. 88 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Reassemble equipment after repair
  • Assemble mechanical components or machine parts
  • Assemble products or production equipment
  • Install vehicle parts or accessories
  • Assemble equipment or components
  • Install parts, assemblies, or attachments in transportation or material handling equipment
  • Install machine or equipment replacement parts
  • Assemble electrical components, subsystems, or systems

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 94.8% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 24.1% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 75.4% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 34th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
Bicycle Repairers 6
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 5
Millwrights 5
Motorcycle Mechanics 5
Photonics Technicians 5
Robotics Technicians 4
Semiconductor Processing Technicians 4
Tire Repairers and Changers 4
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 3
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 3
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 3
Avionics Technicians 3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 3
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 3
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3
Mechanical Door Repairers 3
Wellhead Pumpers 3
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 2
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 2
Boilermakers 2
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 2
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 2
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 2
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 2
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 2
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 2
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 2
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 2
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 2
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 2
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 2
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 2
Home Appliance Repairers 2
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians 2
Machinists 2
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 2
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 2
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 2
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 2

Showing 40 of 88 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 38 occupations in occupations that perform Assemble equipment or components.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Tire Repairers and Changers Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers Boilermakers Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Millwrights Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Automotive Body and Related Repairers Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Conveyor Operators and Tenders Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners Machinists Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Robotics Technicians Photonics Technicians AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Assemble equipment or components., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Assemble equipment or components." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/assemble-equipment-or-components

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Assemble equipment or components. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/assemble-equipment-or-components

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-assemble-equipment-or-components,
  title  = {Assemble equipment or components},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/assemble-equipment-or-components}
}

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